Economic and Fiscal Update
Solid Economic Growth Despite Exogenous Shocks
Gabon has outperformed regional peers despite exogenous shocks. Growth is projected at 4.8% in 2015 in
the Revised Budget Law 2015
Continued Positive Real GDP Growth (% p.a.)
7.1%
5.0%
4.4%
2011
Low Inflation (yearly average, %)
Gabon
Ghana
- Gabon
Sub-saharan Africa
5.6%
5.6%
5.3%
5.2%
4.2%
2012
2013e
-2.6%
CEMAC
5.0%
4.8%
4.3%
4.0%
4.5%
2.8%
2014e
GNI per capita, Atlas method (2013, current US$)
Nigeria
South Africa -CEMAC
14,320
15.5%
10,650
12.2%
11.7%
10.8%
7.7%
8.5%
8.1%
7.1%
4.6%
5.7%
5.8%
6.1%
4.0%
4.5%
5.0%
2.3%
4.7%
2.7%
1.3%
0.5%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015f
5,170
2,710
1,810
1,770
1,160
1,050
Equatorial Gabon Angola Nigeria
Zambia
Ghana Kenya Senegal
Guinea
Sources: World Bank databank 2013 figures
Sources: IMF's WEO database April 2015 except Ministry of Economy, Promotion of Investments and Prospective for Gabon. Please note there may be slight differences in methodologies used
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